[lbo-talk] Megabus.com: competition for Greyhound

Jordan Hayes jmhayes at j-o-r-d-a-n.com
Mon May 19 16:45:03 PDT 2008


Last August, I wrote:


> With hubs in Chicago and Los Angeles, this looks like not just
> competition for Greyhound but also Southwest Airlines and cars.

http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/2007/2007-August/014330.html

Oops:

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-megabus17-2008may17,0,2008552.story

Megabus to halt service in L.A.

Despite low fares, ridership remained too low to keep

operating in Los Angeles.

By Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer May 17, 2008

Bargain bus service Megabus, which touted fares as low as $1, said Friday that it would pull out of Los Angeles because of low ridership.

The decision to shut down the hub, which was expected, came less than a year after Megabus began service from Los Angeles to cities including San Francisco and Las Vegas.

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